LIS Education in India: Vision 2021

Abstract

We are witnessing a paradigm shift in education methods fueled by ICT, social media and today’s job requirements at national and international level. In order to meet requirements of modern information services this generation would require entirely new sets of skills. The traditional practices and services are taking new shape and with this role of librarians are being redefined. There is a continuous requirement of incorporating appropriate technological subjects in the curriculum. LIS professionals and administrators are continuously showing their concern about the quality of education being imparted by library schools in India. There is a need for LIS Departments to constantly finetune their syllabus to incorporate new modules and contemporary information handling skills to prepare the young professionals for the emerging areas of librarianship. The core subjects of library science education should be sustained and a layer of specialized skills and competencies of modern practices of information handling should be added over these